TABLE 1.
List of strains used in this study.
| Species | Strain number |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. animalis | KACC 16637 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | KACC 16638 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 001941 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 001942 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 000026 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 000004 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 000019 |
| Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis | LI 000062 |
| Bifidobacterium breve | KACC 16639 |
| Bifidobacterium breve | KCTC 3419 |
| Bifidobacterium breve | LI 000070 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis | KCTC 3249 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis | LI 000033 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis | LI 000261 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis | LI 000262 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. suis | KACC 16649 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum | KCCM 11953 |
| Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum | LI 000175 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | KCTC 3418 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | KCTC 3440 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | LI 000058 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | LI 000061 |
| Bifidobacterium bifidum | LI 000063 |
| Bifidobacterium gallicum | KACC 16645 |
| Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum | KACC 16653 |
| Bifidobacterium thermacidophilum | KACC 16674 |
| Bifidobacterium thermophilum | KACC 20600 |
| Bifidobacterium coryneforme | KACC 16642 |
| Bifidobacterium asteroides | KACC 16635 |
| Bifidobacterium adolescentis | KACC 16634 |
| Bifidobacterium pseudolongum | KACC 16667 |
| Bifidobacterium pseudolongum | KACC 16666 |
| Bifidobacterium cuniculi | KACC 16643 |
| Bifidobacterium gallinarum | KACC 16646 |
| Bifidobacterium scardovii | KACC 16672 |
| Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum | KCTC 3223 |
| Bifidobacterium angulatum | KCTC 3236 |
| Bifidobacterium dentium | KACC 16644 |
| Bifidobacterium tsurumiense | KACC 16654 |
| Bifidobacterium catenulatum | KACC 16640 |
| Bifidobacterium catenulatum | KACC 16648 |
| Lactobacillus gasseri | KCTC 3163 |
| Lactobacillus rhamnosus | KCTC 3237 |
| Lactobacillus casei | KACC 12413 |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii | KACC 12420 |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | KACC 12419 |
| Lactobacillus helveticus | KACC 12418 |
| Lactobacillus fermentum | KACC 11441 |
| Lactobacillus paracasei | KACC 12427 |
| Lactobacillus plantarum | KACC 11451 |
| Lactobacillus reuteri | KCTC 3594 |
| Lactobacillus salivarius | KCTC 3600 |
| Lactococcus lactis | KACC 19376 |
| Enterococcus faecium | KCTC 13225 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | KCTC 3206 |
KACC, the Korean Agricultural Culture Collection; LI, the Laboratory Isolate; KCTC, the Korean Collection for Type Cultures; KCCM, the Korean Culture Center of Microorganisms.